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present participle n participio presenteparticipio presente: participio m presente, participio m activon.• gerundio s.m. -
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3 participle
(word formed from a verb, used either to form compound tenses or as an adjective or noun: ('going' and 'gone' are the present and past participle of 'go'.))participle n participiothe past participle of "go" is "gone" el participio pasado de "go" es "gone"tr['pɑːtɪsɪpəl]1 participio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpast participle participio pasadopresent participle participio presenteparticiple ['pɑrt̬ə.sɪpəl] n: participio mn.• participio (Lingüística) s.m.'pɑːrtəsɪpəl, 'pɑːtɪsɪpəlnoun participio mpast/present participle — participio pasado or pasivo/activo or de presente
['pɑːtɪsɪpl]N participio mpast participle — participio m pasado or pasivo
present participle — participio m activo or (de) presente
* * *['pɑːrtəsɪpəl, 'pɑːtɪsɪpəl]noun participio mpast/present participle — participio pasado or pasivo/activo or de presente
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I 'preznt adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) presente2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) presente3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presente•- the present
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II pri'zent verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) entregar, hacer entrega de2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) presentar (a)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) presentar4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) presentar5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) presentarse•- presentable
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III 'preznt noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) regalo, presente, obsequiopresent1 adj1. presenteis Janet present? ¿está Janet?2. actualpresent2 n regaloat present en este momento / actualmentepresent3 vb presentar / entregarthe president presented the medals to the winners el presidente presentó las medallas a los ganadorestr['prezənt]1 (in attendance) presente2 (current) actual3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat present actualmente, en este momentofor the present de momento, por el momento, por ahorapresent company excepted exceptuando a los presentesthere's no time like the present no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy————————2 (offer - report, petition, bill, cheque) presentar; (- argument, ideas, case) presentar, exponer4 (give - difficulty, problem) plantear; (constitute) suponer, constituir, ser; (provide) presentar, ofrecer5 (introduce) presentar■ may I present Mr Brown? le presento al Sr. Brown6 (play) representar; (programme) presentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make somebody a present of something regalar algo a alguiento present itself (opportunity) presentarseto present oneself presentarsepresent [pri'zɛnt] vt1) introduce: presentarto present oneself: presentarse2) : presentar (una obra de teatro, etc.)3) give: entregar (un regalo, etc.), regalar, obsequiar4) show: presentar, ofrecerit presents a lovely view: ofrece una vista muy lindapresent ['prɛzənt] adj1) : actualpresent conditions: condiciones actuales2) : presenteall the students were present: todos los estudiantes estaban presentespresent ['prɛzənt] n1) gift: regalo m, obsequio m2) : presente mat present: en este momentoadj.• actual adj.• circunstante adj.• concurrente adj.• corriente adj.• presente adj.n.• actualidad s.f.• cortesía s.f.• cumplido s.m.• dádiva s.f.• oferta s.f.• presente s.m.• regalo s.m.v.• deparar v.• obsequiar v.• ofrecer v.• presentar v.
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1. prɪ'zent1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) ( confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*3)a) ( constitute) ser*, constituir*b) ( provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) ( introduce) (frml) presentar6) ( Mil)
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v refla) ( arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) ( appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarse
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vi ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II 'prezṇt1) ( at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
2) (before n)a) ( current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
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III 'prezṇt1) ua) ( current time)at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) ( Ling)2) c ( gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
I ['preznt]1. ADJ1) [person]to be present — (in place) estar presente; (at function) asistir, estar presente
he insisted on being present — se empeñó en estar presente or en asistir
how many others were present? — ¿cuántos más había?, ¿cuántos más estuvieron presentes?
nobody else was present — no había nadie más, nadie más estuvo presente
is there a doctor present? — ¿hay un médico (presente)?
present! — ¡presente!
ssh! there are ladies present — ¡sss! hay señoras delante
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to be present at — [+ function] asistir a, estar presente en; [+ scene, accident] presenciar•
present company excepted — exceptuando a los presentes•
all present and correct — (Mil) todos presentes; hum somos todos los que estamos y estamos todos los que somos•
those present — los presentes2)to be present — [thing, substance] encontrarse
in some areas, fluoride is naturally present in the water supply — en algunas zonas, el flúor se encuentra de forma natural en el agua
3) (=current) actualhow long have you been in your present job? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas en tu puesto actual?
a solution to the problems of the present day — una solución a los problemas actuales or de nuestros días
present-day(up) to the present time — hasta nuestros días, hasta los tiempos actuales
4) (Gram) presente2. N1) (=present time)•
for the present — de momento, por lo prontothat will be all for the present — de momento or por lo pronto esto es todo
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up to the present — hasta ahora- live for the present- no time like the present2)at present — (=at this instant) en este momento; (=currently) ahora, actualmente
Mr Young isn't here at present — el Sr. Young no está aquí en este momento
as things are at present — como están las cosas ahora, como están las cosas actualmente
3) (Gram) (tiempo m) presente m4) (Jur)3.CPDpresent participle N — participio m activo, participio m (de) presente
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['preznt]N (=gift) regalo m, obsequio m frm, presente m frm, literbirthday, Christmas, weddingto make sb a present of sth — regalar algo a algn; (fig) dar algo a algn medio regalado, servir algo a algn en bandeja
III [prɪ'zent]1. VT1) (=give)a) [+ prize, award] entregar, hacer entrega deto present sth to sb — entregar algo a algn, hacer entrega de algo a algn
they have presented a petition to Parliament — han hecho entrega de or han presentado una petición al parlamento
b) [+ gift]to present sb with sth, present sth to sb — regalar algo a algn, obsequiar a algn con algo more frm, obsequiar algo a algn (LAm)
2) (=introduce) presentarmay I present Miss Clark?, allow me to present Miss Clark — frm permítame presentarle a or le presento a la Srta. Clark
it gives me great pleasure to present... — es para mí un honor or placer presentarles a...
to be presented at court — (Brit) ser presentada en la corte
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to present one's apologies (to sb) — presentar sus excusas (ante algn)•
to present one's compliments (to sb) — presentar or ofrecer sus saludos (a algn)4) (=show) [+ documents, tickets] presentar, mostrar5) (=put forward, communicate) [+ report, proposal, evidence] presentar; [+ case, argument] exponer; (Parl) [+ bill] presentar•
the party has to present a more professional image — el partido debe presentar or proyectar una imagen más profesional•
she presented her plan to the meeting — expuso su proyecto a la reunión6) (=pose) [+ challenge] representar; [+ opportunity] presentar, ofrecer; [+ sight] ofrecerif you are old, getting fit can present a challenge — si es usted mayor, ponerse en forma puede representar un reto
7) (=provide, confront)to present sb with sth: the author presents us with a vivid chronicle of contemporary America — el autor nos brinda or ofrece una vívida crónica de la América contemporánea
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she bought a new car and presented me with the bill — se compró un coche nuevo y me pasó la factura8) (=represent, portray) presentar9) (Comm) (=tender, submit) [+ bill] presentar, pasar; [+ cheque] presentar10) (Rad, TV) [+ programme] presentar; (Theat) [+ play] presentar, ofrecer el montaje de; (Art) [+ exhibition] exponer, presentar11) (Mil)present arms! — ¡presenten armas!
12)to present o.s. — [person] presentarse
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to present o.s. as sth, he presents himself as a moderate, but he's not — se define a sí mismo como un moderado, pero no lo es13)to present itself — [opportunity, problem] surgir, presentarse
a problem has presented itself — ha surgido or se ha presentado un problema
2.VI(Med)to present with sth — [patient] presentarse con algo
to present with or as sth — [condition] presentarse en forma de algo
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1. [prɪ'zent]1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) ( confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*3)a) ( constitute) ser*, constituir*b) ( provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) ( introduce) (frml) presentar6) ( Mil)
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v refla) ( arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) ( appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarse
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vi ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II ['prezṇt]1) ( at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
2) (before n)a) ( current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
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III ['prezṇt]1) ua) ( current time)at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) ( Ling)2) c ( gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
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5 belie
present participle - belying; verb(to give a false idea or impression of (something): His innocent face belies his cunning.) esconder; desmentirtr[bɪ'laɪ]1 (contradict) mostrar como falso2 (misrepresent) no reflejar, ocultar3 (fail to justify) defraudar1) misrepresent: falsear, ocultar2) contradict: contradecir, desmentirv.• desmentir v.bɪ'laɪtransitive verb belies, belying, belieda) ( disguise) no dejar traslucir, ocultarb) ( show to be false)this belies the notion that... — esto demuestra que no es cierto que...
[bɪ'laɪ]VT (=fail to justify) [+ hopes etc] defraudar; (=prove false) [+ words] contradecir, desmentir* * *[bɪ'laɪ]transitive verb belies, belying, belieda) ( disguise) no dejar traslucir, ocultarb) ( show to be false)this belies the notion that... — esto demuestra que no es cierto que...
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present participle - buying; verb(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) comprarbuy vb comprartr[baɪ]1 compra1 comprar2 (bribe) sobornar3 familiar (accept, believe) tragárselo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good buy una gangabuy nbargain: compra f, ganga fn.• compra s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: bought) = comprar v.• feriar v.• mercar v.
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1. baɪ(past & past p bought) transitive verb1) ( purchase) comprarI bought this mirror for $50 — compré este espejo por 50 dólares
I bought the radio from o (colloq) off a friend — le compré la radio a un amigo
2) (accept, believe) (colloq) tragarse* (fam)
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vi comprarPhrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up
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noun compra f[baɪ] (vb: pt, pp bought)1.N compra f2. VT1) (=purchase) comprarto buy sth for sb, buy sb sth — comprar algo a algn
I bought it from my brother/the shop on the corner — se lo compré a mi hermano/lo compré en la tienda de la esquina
2) (=bribe) sobornar, comprar *3) * (=believe) creer, tragarall right, I'll buy it — bueno, te creo
4)he bought it ** — (=died) estiró la pata *, la palmó (Sp) **
- buy back- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *
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1. [baɪ](past & past p bought) transitive verb1) ( purchase) comprarI bought this mirror for $50 — compré este espejo por 50 dólares
I bought the radio from o (colloq) off a friend — le compré la radio a un amigo
2) (accept, believe) (colloq) tragarse* (fam)
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vi comprarPhrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up
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7 digging
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8 letting
present participle; see let Itr['letɪŋ]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL piso de alquiler, casa de alquilern.• arrendamiento s.m.['letɪŋ]1.N arrendamiento m, alquiler m2.CPDletting agency N — agencia f de alquiler
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9 overrun
present participle - overrunning; verb1) (to fill, occupy or take possession of: The house was overrun with mice.) invadir, tomar; estar plagado de2) (to continue longer than intended: The programme overran by five minutes.) rebasar, excedertr[əʊvə'rʌn]1 (invade) invadir2 (time, budget) exceder, rebasar1 (exceed - in time) durar más de lo previsto; (- in money) rebasar el presupuesto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be overrun with something estar plagado,-a de algo, estar infestado,-a de algo1) invade: invadir2) infest: infestar, plagar3) exceed: exceder, rebasaroverrun vi: rebasar el tiempo previstov.• exceder v.• infestar v.• invadir v.'əʊvər'rʌn, ˌəʊvə'rʌn
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a) (invade, swarm over) invadirto be overrun WITH something — estar* plagado de algo
b) ( exceed) exceder
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vi1. [ˌǝʊvǝ'rʌn](pt overran) (pp overrun) VT1) (Mil) [+ country] invadirthe field is overrun with weeds — las malas hierbas han invadido el campo, el campo está cubierto de maleza
2) (=exceed) [+ time limit] rebasar, exceder2.[ˌǝʊvǝ'rʌn]VI [meeting, speech, TV programme] exceder el tiempo previsto3.['ǝʊvǝrʌn]N (on costs) exceso m (en relación a lo previsto)* * *['əʊvər'rʌn, ˌəʊvə'rʌn]
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a) (invade, swarm over) invadirto be overrun WITH something — estar* plagado de algo
b) ( exceed) exceder
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10 putting
present participle; see put['pʌtɪŋ]1.N minigolf m2.CPDputting green N — (=miniature golf) campo m de minigolf; (on golf course) green m
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11 spinning
present participle; = spintr['spɪnɪŋ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLspinning jenny máquina de hilarspinning top peonza, trompospinning wheel rueca, torno de hilarn.• hila s.f.• hilado s.m.• hilandería s.f.'spɪnɪŋ ['spɪnɪŋ]1.N (=act) hilado m ; (=art) hilandería f, arte m de hilar2.CPDspinning jenny N — máquina f de hilar de husos múltiples
spinning mill N — hilandería f
spinning top N — peonza f, trompo m
spinning wheel N — rueca f or torno m de hilar
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12 vie
present participle - vying; verb(to compete with: The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.) competir, rivalizartr[vaɪ]1 competir ( for, por)v.• competir v.• rivalizar v.vaɪintransitive verb vies, vying, viedto vie (WITH somebody) (FOR something): they vieed with each other for their mother's affection se rivalizaban por conseguir el cariño de su madre; various factions are vying for control of the party — varias facciones se disputan el control del partido or pugnan por hacerse con el control del partido
[vaɪ]VIto vie with sb — competir con algn, rivalizar con algn
to vie with sb for sth — disputar algo a algn, competir con algn por algo
* * *[vaɪ]intransitive verb vies, vying, viedto vie (WITH somebody) (FOR something): they vieed with each other for their mother's affection se rivalizaban por conseguir el cariño de su madre; various factions are vying for control of the party — varias facciones se disputan el control del partido or pugnan por hacerse con el control del partido
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14 shutting
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15 tying
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16 belying
present participle; see belie -
17 hitting
present participle; see hit -
18 overrunning
present participle; see overrun -
19 ridding
present participle; see rid -
20 singeing
present participle; see singe
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